Trying to keep myself pumped up...

[Teri LaFaye]

Pump as in 'pep' myself up. After a week of battling a cold and still not completely over it, I am trying to get back into the swing of things. Since December I have noticed changes in my physique that I haven't encountered before. As a girl,, thighs and ass are usually wanted slender. Seems the more I workout, the more I have to reevaluate what is normal for me and try not to compare myself to others. I am just an hour glass gal....if I drop my weight too much, I can't maintain it long and stay sane. Furthermore, I look too gaunt and thin.

So, what to do? For one thing, I haven't been eating as clean as I should. That could account for the cold that crept up on me. And then, I haven't been concentrating on the outside as much as my inner side. I firmly believe a person needs to nourish the inner spirit as well as the outer body. Here of late, I have been fueling that fire within.

I will find a happy medium somewhere, but until I do, I am really doubting that the pics of people in mags and media are on the up and up. It just doesn't add up in reality. People post weights and measurements all the time and personally, I think some must just fabricate the truth. While magazines and ads boast of 115 to 125 girls up to 5' 7" tall....in comparison to a friend of mine in the personal training business weighs 145 and she is all muscle AND so very beautiful.

I guess my biggest fault is not to be governed by a certain size, weight, or twiggy perfection to be fit for me.I have come so far in my journey...this is just another little hurdle to jump. I am not a body builder, not a fitness model, and not training to compete in anything except life challenges. I just want to love myself, grow with myself, and share that self with others in my journey.

Any comments would be welcomed. What do guys think? girls?

hugs 2 U!
Teri

p.s. btw the countdown begins....5 months till my 50th birthday! I am SO EXCITED AND LOVING THE SKIN I AM IN!

[Lynzbabe]

I think you look absolutely stunning especially for being almost 50 years old ! Don't be so hard on yourself. We all fall down at times, the important thing is to get back up- clean up the eating and keep focus on your goals. Be the best YOU can be. In general (not specifically you), you have no expectations or standards to live up to ...only the ones YOU place on yourself. Work on becoming the best YOU. Love the inner as much as the outer always.

[mermaid]

I am not a body builder, not a fitness model, and not training to compete in anything except life challenges. I just want to love myself, grow with myself, and share that self with others in my journey.

Amen girl... Well said. I agree with you 100%!!!

[mattsmom]

Originally Posted by Teri LaFaye

p.s. btw the countdown begins....5 months till my 50th birthday! I am SO EXCITED AND LOVING THE SKIN I AM IN!

That says it all! Keep doing what you're doing because you look fabulous!